Traditional Astrology, Magic, and Sundry Matters
House based elections are among the most sophisticated and complex techniques in the repertoire of astrological magic. Rather than relying on the essential nature of a single planet to cause a magical effect, house based elections use the aspects between planets ruling the houses that signify the matter to bring about a desired change.
“If, however, the querent does not seek wealth from another person, but desires to advance his business and to have abundant money and be offered a position so that he is easily able to earn a living, seek an image of business.” Astral High Magic, De Imaginibus of Thabit ibn Qurra transl. John Michael Greer & Christopher Warnock
Who was Thabit Ibn Qurra?
Thabit ibn Qurra was a Sabian polymath from Harran who wrote on subjects as diverse as mathematics, medicine, astronomy and astrology. We came across his work in mathematics when we talked about the use of amicable number pairs in an election from the Picatrix for enduring love.
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“The second is called the table of Jupiter …they say that if it be impressed upon a Silver plate with Jupiter being powerful, and ruling, it conduceth to gain, and riches, favor, and love, peace, and concord, and to appease enemies, to confirm honors, dignities, and counsels, and dissolve enchantments if it be engraven on a coral.” – Henry Cornelius Agrippa, 3 Books of Occult Philosophy
Jupiter, the Greater Benefic, is very strong and dignified in Sagittarius, the sign of his rulership, from 2 November 2018 to 4 December 2019, although he is retrograde between 10 April and 11 August 2019. This is a very good time to make talismans and do magick to increase wealth, bring prosperity, increase and abundance into your life. It is also a wonderful time to improve your spirituality and your connection to Divine Providence in its most benefic form.
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It’s been a particularly auspicious few months astrologically and we have a few new talismans and available that you can find under the Talismans section of the homepage. You are now also able to order an election for a particular talisman or goal you want to achieve here.
“The fifth table is of Venus, consisting of a square of seven drawn into it self, viz. of fourty nine numbers, whereof seven on each side and Diameter make 175. and the sum of all is 1225. And there are over it divine names with an Intelligency to good, and spirit to evil; And there is drawn out of it the Character of Venus, and the spirits thereof. This being engraven on a Silver plate, Venus being fortunate, procureth concord, endeth strife, procureth the love of women, conduceth to conception, is good against barreness, causeth ability for generation, dissolves enchantments, and causeth peace between man, and woman, and maketh all kind of Animals and Cattle fruitful; and being put into a Dove-house, causeth an increase of Pigeons. It conduceth to the cure of all melancholy distempers, and causeth joyfulness; and being carryed about travellers make them fortunate” – 3 Books of Occult Philosophy, Agrippa, Book 2,Chapter xxii
Or a ruler, or simply someone in a position of authority, such as the police, the government, or perhaps a boss. I think this will be the last of the curse elections for now simply because the weather is too nice to be searching for terribly inauspicious times.
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Make an image with a tortuous sign ascending, and with the lord of the ascendant cadent from the ascendant, fourth, seventh or tenth house, and the Moon similarly cadent. Bury the image at a crossroad under the Via Combusta, and make the face of the image look away from his place, and you will see miracles. – Picatrix, transl. John Michael Greer & Christopher Warnock
This is a nice example of a fairly simple multi-part election from the Picatrix. It is malefic in nature as, in its basic form, it is designed to “chase a man from his place”, and we make it more malefic still by afflicting the ascendant.
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“Make an image in the form and likeness of the one to whom you wish evil, in the hour of Mars, with the Moon in Scorpio; and if you are able, make the ascendant unfortunate, putting an infortune in the ascendant or forming a bad aspect to the ascendant, and put the infortune in aspect with the lord of the ascendant; and make unfortunate the lord of the ascendant and the lord of the fourth house, and make them aspect each other, or make unfortunate the lord of the ascendant in the fourth house, or have it received by a malefic in fourth house or ascendant.” The Picatrix, Book I, Chapter 5 transl. John Michael Greer & Christopher Warnock
Since we seems to be approaching the season of the malefics, let’s take a look at one of the more malicious uses for the electional astrology of the Picatrix.
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This is a pretty fortunate month for the ambitious astrological magician with both Mercury, planet of traders, scholars and astrologers, and Venus, planet of all the other fun things you do when you are not working or studying, dignified by domicile. Mercury is in Gemini from 7 June to 22 June, and Venus is in Taurus from 6 June to July 4.
Below is an interesting election from the Picatrix for enduring love.